Heel



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HEEL.

FILED APPLICAT Y 3|,192l. 1 ,438, 1 43-, Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

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A TTOH/VEYS atented cc. 5, i922.

GEORGE c. SEYMOUR, OEBROOKLYN, new YORK.

i HEEL.

Application filed May 31, 19211 Serial No; 473,679. 1 y

To allwlwm it may concern:

Be itknown that L GEORGE C. SEYMOUR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,'have invented anew and Imfull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to foot wear and particularly to an improved removable heelsection and has for an objectv to provide a construction which may be readily removed and replaced at any time.

Another object ofthe invention is to pro vide an improved rubber heel section and associated parts whereby the rubber section v A still further object of the invention is to provide a removable rubber heel section in which the parts are so formed as to require a knife or other similar instrument to remove. v j In the accompanying drawing v Figure l is a perspective view of the rear part of a shoe with a heel embodying the invention shown applied thereto. I,

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 2-2.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 3-3, I Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the heel shown in Figure 1 with the rubber section removed.

section of the heel shown in Figure l. y s

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the structure shown in Figure 1 with the locking "flange applied thereto illustrating how the flange of the rubber section co-acts with the locking plate. 7 v I Figure 7 is a perspective vlewsimilarto Figure 6 but showing the partsin the position immediately previous tothe removalof the rubber section.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 but showing a slightly modified form of the invention and the application-of the invention to a different shaped heel.

upperor locking face of the 'sirable means;

but when a knife or other similariins'trument is inserted between the end of the Figure 918" a view'similar to'Figure s but showing the rubberrsection partially removed.

Figure 10 is an inverted perspective view of part of a wooden heel with a slight modified form of the invention shown applied proved Heel, of which the following is a" thereto.

Figure 10 approximately on line 11' 11.

Figure 12 is an inverted perspective view of the. retaining sleeve shown in Figures 10and11.' Figure '13 is'a perspective view of the rubber section shown in FigureslOand 11. i p j Referring to the accompanyingdrawing by numerals, 1 indicates a shoe of any desired kind" and 2 the heel thereofwhichis provided with a rubber heel section 3 and a locking 'plate t. The plate i may be of formed witha recess 5 for receiving part of the heelsection .3 as "shown in Figure2 metal, fiber'or any desired material and is securedto the heel 2 by screws or other de i The heel 2 is preferably.

whereby the flange 6"of the heel section 3' grade of rubber 'and is provided with' an upstanding section 8'which' mergesinto the interlock with the locking plate 4. I The heel 2"may be leather, wood or other desired 'material and if desired may fbe' covered with a' suitable covering 7. In forming the rubber section 3 preferably thesec tion is formje'd' from a solid block of a good so asfto produce a tongue 9, which tongue if d'esiredmay be chamfered or slightly out I away at 10 and 11150 permit a more ready tion as shown" in Figure :7 whereby the' flange 6may swinging or distortion of the end of the seca Figure 5 is a plan view of the inner surface or interlocking portion ofthe rubber. be readily removed from'f-thej fastener platejt.

It will be noted that the front and corners tent as to permitjthe entireportion 8 to be pulled throughtheopening 12 and the'lofclrf ure 1, the r'ubbersection 3 cannot be'removed tongue andtheremaining part of. section? and then pulled downwardlyfrom the posi ing plate l.- "Whenthetongue'9 is in its as; -sembled or correct position] as shown] in' Fig I tion shown in Figure 1, the rubber section i may be readily and quickly removed without v injury to any of the parts. lNhen it is desired to replace the rubber section 3 the tongue 9 is left in the position shown in Figure 7 and one corner of the flange 6 is inserted and then the entire heel swung around to its correct positionso that the remaining part of the flange may be crowded readily into the socket 5 and beneath the locking plate a. After this has been done the tongue 9 is then forced back into its correct position as shown in Figure l and the section 3 is then in condition for use. Most people wear their heels off on one side and, consequently, it causes a much longer life to the section 3 when the same may be removed from one heel and placed on the opposite heel. This may be readily done by the construction just described without injuring any parts and without waiting for the section 3 to be unduly worn. g

In some instances the heel of the shoe is not constructed as shown in Figure l'but is made larger and sometimes is arranged with one side of the heel extendingfurther towards the toe than the opposite side of the heel. In Figures 8 and 9 a construction is shown which will take care of the heel of the kind just mentioned. In fact the device may be used in connection with any desired shaped heel without departing from the spirit of the invention. Where the heel is comparatively large and irregularly shaped the heel section 3 is made in two parts but otherwise the construction is identical in principle. As shown in Figure 9 the rear part 13 remains fixed whilethe front. part 14; is removed. The removal-is made in the same manner as in the preferred form of the invention, namely, by pulling downwardly.

on the tongue 9 which will contract the flanges and permit a ready'removal of said front part. The rear part 13 may then be collapsed slightly and readily removed.

In Figures 10 to l3'inclusive will be seen another slightly modified form of the invention in which-the device is adapted particularly for use in connection with wood heels 15. The ordinary wood heel tapers downwardly until it'is very small at the lower end so that an ordinary locking plate similar to plate a could not be used. To provide a looking plate which will be feasible for a small ended heel, an annular band structure 16 is provided which fits into a notched portion- 17 of the heel 15 said annular member 16 being formed with an inturned flange l8 acting similar to the overhanging or flange section 6 of plate 4:. Preferably the annular member 16 is provided with a groove 19 in which part of the ornamental covering 20' may be forced. If desired, an adhesive may be used to assist in retaining the end portion of covering 20 in the groove 19 whereby not only is the heel 15 covered with a silk or other covering member but also the bandit. The

produced with an overhanging flange which is designed to co-act with a flange extending from the rubber heel section. In'all formsof the rubber heel section a tongue is provided which may be manipulated for contracting certain parts of therubber section in order to permit an easy and ready removal or replacement.

What I claim is 2-- l. Aheel of the character described conr prising a heel body, an attaching. plate connected to the heel bodyand a rubber: sec tron formed with means interengaging with said attaching. plate, said rubber. section being also formed with a tongue forming a part'of the lift of said section normally acting to prevent the disengagement of said interengaging. means and said plate, saidtongue being displaceable from. its normal position for permitting the disengagement of said attaching plate and the means. in-

terengagingtherewith. v

2.111 a heel, a rubber attachment. comprisingan attaching: plate having an overhanging portion and a [rubber section formed with a flange interengaging. with said overhanging portion, said" rubber sec-- tion being formed with a tongue positioned substantially centrally thereof forming a part of the tread surface of said section and adapted to prevent disengagement of said flange from said attachingplate, said flange and. said tongue beingof such a construction'that if the tongue is displaced permitted disengagement from said attach V ing.plate-, and said rubber section being capable of being displaced so as to occupy the space formerly occupied by said means.

4. In a heel attachment for. shoes, .an attacliing plate and a rubber section asso-. ciated with. said plate, said section being formed in two parts, both forming at. one

of their faces the tread surfaces of the section, each part being provided with a flange interenvaging with said plate and one of said parts being distortable and capable with a recess a band adapted to be con-' nected to the heel and overhang said recess,

and a rubbersection formed with an interengaging flange adapted to engage the portion of said band overhanging said recess, said rubber section being provided with a tongue positioned so as to form a part of the tread surface of said section and is adapted to prevent disengagement of said flange from said band, the tongue and the flange. being so constructed that when the tongue is displaced from its normal position, said flange is permitted disengagement from said band, and said section is permitted to be displaced over the space formerly occupied by said tongue.

6. A heel for shoes comprlsing abody" formed with a recess at the lower end, an

annular fitting positioned to overhang said.

recess, means for securing said fitting to said body and a rubber section formed with a flange interengaging withthe, overhanging portion of saidfitting, said rubber section" being also formed witha tongue normally forming a part of thetread surfacevofsaid rubber section, said tongue extending trans v versely of the heel and positioned to normally prevent the disengagement of said flange from said fitting, said tongue being displaceable from its normal position whereby said flange will be permitted disengagement from said fitting, and said section will be permitted to occupy-the space formerly occupied by saidton e. a I GEOR I E C.'SEYMOUR. 

